Douglas Ruth - Revision history

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Gcook: /* Doug and Beverly Ruth Centenary Award in Engineering */

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Doug and Beverly Ruth Centenary Award in Engineering

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	''The naming of this room honours Dean Doug Ruth’s contributions to the Price Faculty of Engineering. In the classroom, the lab and the boardroom, Doug supported the interests of students of all backgrounds and pathways. He encouraged their registration as professional engineers (P.Eng.). Doug’s tireless efforts to develop this EITC, which opened in 2005, demonstrated his commitment to students and engineering. Doug inspired alumni worldwide to help finance the EITC, and approached the professional Association, now called Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba, to contribute. To facilitate funding, the Association founded the Engineering and Geoscience Education Foundation Inc., the naming contributor to this space. Its donors are primarily professional engineers and geoscientists.''		''The naming of this room honours Dean Doug Ruth’s contributions to the Price Faculty of Engineering. In the classroom, the lab and the boardroom, Doug supported the interests of students of all backgrounds and pathways. He encouraged their registration as professional engineers (P.Eng.). Doug’s tireless efforts to develop this EITC, which opened in 2005, demonstrated his commitment to students and engineering. Doug inspired alumni worldwide to help finance the EITC, and approached the professional Association, now called Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba, to contribute. To facilitate funding, the Association founded the Engineering and Geoscience Education Foundation Inc., the naming contributor to this space. Its donors are primarily professional engineers and geoscientists.''

	[[File:Doug Ruth Student Lounge plaque Dedication Ceremony.jpg\|frame\|center\|Doug Ruth Student Lounge plaque Dedication Ceremony L to R - Dave Ennis, Director; Dr. Marcia Friesen, Dean, Price Faculty of Engineering and ex-officio Director; Dawson Switzer, Senior Stick; Dr. John (Jay) Doering, Director; Bev Ruth; Amber Anderson Skrabek, Director; Lawrence Ferchoff, Director; Nirdosh Ganske, EGEF President; Allan Silk, EngGeoMB President and Board Liaison]]		[[File:Doug Ruth Student Lounge plaque Dedication Ceremony.jpg\|frame\|center\|Doug Ruth Student Lounge plaque Dedication Ceremony L to R - Dave Ennis, Director; Dr. Marcia Friesen, Dean, Price Faculty of Engineering and ex-officio Director; Dawson Switzer, Senior Stick; Dr. John (Jay) Doering, Director; Bev Ruth; Amber Anderson Skrabek, Director; Lawrence Ferchoff, Director; Nirdosh Ganske, EGEF President; Allan Silk, EngGeoMB President and Board Liaison]][[File:Donald W. Craik Engineering Library, Price Faculty of Engineering.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Donald W. Craik Engineering Library, Price Faculty of Engineering, Photo Credit University of Manitoba]]

	The Price Faculty of Engineering used the $50,000 gift in combination with other donor gifts toward a refresh of the Donald W. Craik Engineering Library into a more modern student learning space.		The Price Faculty of Engineering used the $50,000 gift in combination with other donor gifts toward a refresh of the Donald W. Craik Engineering Library into a more modern student learning space.

	~~[[File:Donald W. Craik Engineering Library, Price Faculty of Engineering.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Donald W. Craik Engineering Library, Price Faculty of Engineering, Photo Credit University of Manitoba]]~~

	==Doug and Beverly Ruth Centenary Award in Engineering==		==Doug and Beverly Ruth Centenary Award in Engineering==
	The Doug and Beverly Ruth Centenary Award in Engineering has also been set up in his memory by his family at the University of Manitoba. Contributions may be made by accessing the university’s website and referring to the name of the award.		The Doug and Beverly Ruth Centenary Award in Engineering has also been set up in his memory by his family at the University of Manitoba. Contributions may be made by accessing the university’s website and referring to the name of the award.

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Legacy Gifts

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	The Price Faculty of Engineering used the $50,000 gift in combination with other donor gifts toward a refresh of the Donald W. Craik Engineering Library into a more modern student learning space.		The Price Faculty of Engineering used the $50,000 gift in combination with other donor gifts toward a refresh of the Donald W. Craik Engineering Library into a more modern student learning space.

			[[File:Donald W. Craik Engineering Library, Price Faculty of Engineering.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Donald W. Craik Engineering Library, Price Faculty of Engineering, Photo Credit University of Manitoba]]
	[[File:Donald W. Craik Engineering Library, Price Faculty of Engineering.jpg\|thumb\|~~left~~\|Donald W. Craik Engineering Library, Price Faculty of Engineering, Photo Credit University of Manitoba]]

	==Doug and Beverly Ruth Centenary Award in Engineering==		==Doug and Beverly Ruth Centenary Award in Engineering==

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	[[File:Doug Ruth Student Lounge plaque Dedication Ceremony.jpg\|frame\|center\|Doug Ruth Student Lounge plaque Dedication Ceremony L to R - Dave Ennis, Director; Dr. Marcia Friesen, Dean, Price Faculty of Engineering and ex-officio Director; Dawson Switzer, Senior Stick; Dr. John (Jay) Doering, Director; Bev Ruth; Amber Anderson Skrabek, Director; Lawrence Ferchoff, Director; Nirdosh Ganske, EGEF President; Allan Silk, EngGeoMB President and Board Liaison]]		[[File:Doug Ruth Student Lounge plaque Dedication Ceremony.jpg\|frame\|center\|Doug Ruth Student Lounge plaque Dedication Ceremony L to R - Dave Ennis, Director; Dr. Marcia Friesen, Dean, Price Faculty of Engineering and ex-officio Director; Dawson Switzer, Senior Stick; Dr. John (Jay) Doering, Director; Bev Ruth; Amber Anderson Skrabek, Director; Lawrence Ferchoff, Director; Nirdosh Ganske, EGEF President; Allan Silk, EngGeoMB President and Board Liaison]]


	The Price Faculty of Engineering used the $50,000 gift in combination with other donor gifts toward a refresh of the Donald W. Craik Engineering Library into a more modern student learning space.		The Price Faculty of Engineering used the $50,000 gift in combination with other donor gifts toward a refresh of the Donald W. Craik Engineering Library into a more modern student learning space.

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	==Legacy Gifts==		==Legacy Gifts==
	In 2022, the Engineering and Geoscience Education Foundation Inc. (EGEF) donated $50,000 to a new Strategic Initiatives Fund at the faculty of Engineering at the University of Manitoba (renamed in 2020 as Price Faculty of Engineering) in memory of Doug. The existing student lounge on the ground floor of EITC now bears the name Doug Ruth Student Lounge for a period of 15 years.		In 2022, the Engineering and Geoscience Education Foundation Inc. (EGEF) donated $50,000 to a new Strategic Initiatives Fund at the faculty of Engineering at the University of Manitoba (renamed in 2020 as Price Faculty of Engineering) in memory of Doug. The existing student lounge on the ground floor of EITC now bears the name Doug Ruth Student Lounge for a period of 15 years.

			[[File:Dr. Doug Ruth student lounge. Photo credit – Engineers Geoscientist Education Foundation, website – January 10, 2025.jpg\|frame\|center\|Dr. Doug Ruth student lounge. Photo credit – Engineering and Geoscientist Education Foundation.]]

	~~Insert Dr. Doug Ruth student lounge. Photo credit – Engineers Geoscientist Education Foundation, website – January 10, 2025~~

	A plaque in the Student Lounge commemorates Doug’s work with students and his efforts in raising funds for the EITC.		A plaque in the Student Lounge commemorates Doug’s work with students and his efforts in raising funds for the EITC.
	''The naming of this room honours Dean Doug Ruth’s contributions to the Price Faculty of Engineering. In the classroom, the lab and the boardroom, Doug supported the interests of students of all backgrounds and pathways. He encouraged their registration as professional engineers (P.Eng.). Doug’s tireless efforts to develop this EITC, which opened in 2005, demonstrated his commitment to students and engineering. Doug inspired alumni worldwide to help finance the EITC, and approached the professional Association, now called Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba, to contribute. To facilitate funding, the Association founded the Engineering and Geoscience Education Foundation Inc., the naming contributor to this space. Its donors are primarily professional engineers and geoscientists.''		''The naming of this room honours Dean Doug Ruth’s contributions to the Price Faculty of Engineering. In the classroom, the lab and the boardroom, Doug supported the interests of students of all backgrounds and pathways. He encouraged their registration as professional engineers (P.Eng.). Doug’s tireless efforts to develop this EITC, which opened in 2005, demonstrated his commitment to students and engineering. Doug inspired alumni worldwide to help finance the EITC, and approached the professional Association, now called Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba, to contribute. To facilitate funding, the Association founded the Engineering and Geoscience Education Foundation Inc., the naming contributor to this space. Its donors are primarily professional engineers and geoscientists.''
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	[[File:Doug Ruth Student Lounge plaque Dedication Ceremony.jpg\|frame\|center\|Doug Ruth Student Lounge plaque Dedication Ceremony L to R - Dave Ennis, Director; Dr. Marcia Friesen, Dean, Price Faculty of Engineering and ex-officio Director; Dawson Switzer, Senior Stick; Dr. John (Jay) Doering, Director; Bev Ruth; Amber Anderson Skrabek, Director; Lawrence Ferchoff, Director; Nirdosh Ganske, EGEF President; Allan Silk, EngGeoMB President and Board Liaison]]		[[File:Doug Ruth Student Lounge plaque Dedication Ceremony.jpg\|frame\|center\|Doug Ruth Student Lounge plaque Dedication Ceremony L to R - Dave Ennis, Director; Dr. Marcia Friesen, Dean, Price Faculty of Engineering and ex-officio Director; Dawson Switzer, Senior Stick; Dr. John (Jay) Doering, Director; Bev Ruth; Amber Anderson Skrabek, Director; Lawrence Ferchoff, Director; Nirdosh Ganske, EGEF President; Allan Silk, EngGeoMB President and Board Liaison]]

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	The Price Faculty of Engineering used the $50,000 gift in combination with other donor gifts toward a refresh of the Donald W. Craik Engineering Library into a more modern student learning space.		The Price Faculty of Engineering used the $50,000 gift in combination with other donor gifts toward a refresh of the Donald W. Craik Engineering Library into a more modern student learning space.

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	''The naming of this room honours Dean Doug Ruth’s contributions to the Price Faculty of Engineering. In the classroom, the lab and the boardroom, Doug supported the interests of students of all backgrounds and pathways. He encouraged their registration as professional engineers (P.Eng.). Doug’s tireless efforts to develop this EITC, which opened in 2005, demonstrated his commitment to students and engineering. Doug inspired alumni worldwide to help finance the EITC, and approached the professional Association, now called Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba, to contribute. To facilitate funding, the Association founded the Engineering and Geoscience Education Foundation Inc., the naming contributor to this space. Its donors are primarily professional engineers and geoscientists.''		''The naming of this room honours Dean Doug Ruth’s contributions to the Price Faculty of Engineering. In the classroom, the lab and the boardroom, Doug supported the interests of students of all backgrounds and pathways. He encouraged their registration as professional engineers (P.Eng.). Doug’s tireless efforts to develop this EITC, which opened in 2005, demonstrated his commitment to students and engineering. Doug inspired alumni worldwide to help finance the EITC, and approached the professional Association, now called Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba, to contribute. To facilitate funding, the Association founded the Engineering and Geoscience Education Foundation Inc., the naming contributor to this space. Its donors are primarily professional engineers and geoscientists.''

			[[File:Doug Ruth Student Lounge plaque Dedication Ceremony.jpg\|frame\|center\|Doug Ruth Student Lounge plaque Dedication Ceremony L to R - Dave Ennis, Director; Dr. Marcia Friesen, Dean, Price Faculty of Engineering and ex-officio Director; Dawson Switzer, Senior Stick; Dr. John (Jay) Doering, Director; Bev Ruth; Amber Anderson Skrabek, Director; Lawrence Ferchoff, Director; Nirdosh Ganske, EGEF President; Allan Silk, EngGeoMB President and Board Liaison]]

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	The Price Faculty of Engineering used the $50,000 gift in combination with other donor gifts toward a refresh of the Donald W. Craik Engineering Library into a more modern student learning space.		The Price Faculty of Engineering used the $50,000 gift in combination with other donor gifts toward a refresh of the Donald W. Craik Engineering Library into a more modern student learning space.

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			[[File:Donald W. Craik Engineering Library, Price Faculty of Engineering.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Donald W. Craik Engineering Library, Price Faculty of Engineering, Photo Credit University of Manitoba]]

	==Doug and Beverly Ruth Centenary Award in Engineering==		==Doug and Beverly Ruth Centenary Award in Engineering==

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Associated Activities

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	[[File:Dr. Doug Ruth addresses alumni at the 2007 Engineering Homecoming. Photo credit - UM News – January 12, 2021.jpg\|frame\|center\|Dr. Doug Ruth addresses alumni at the 2007 Engineering Homecoming. Photo credit - UM News – January 12, 2021]]		[[File:Dr. Doug Ruth addresses alumni at the 2007 Engineering Homecoming. Photo credit - UM News – January 12, 2021.jpg\|frame\|center\|Dr. Doug Ruth addresses alumni at the 2007 Engineering Homecoming. Photo credit - UM News – January 12, 2021]]


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	When he retired in 2018, he was honoured by the Faculty of Engineering as Dean Emeritus and the laneway at the South entrance to the EITC was officially renamed the “Doug Ruth Laneway”.		When he retired in 2018, he was honoured by the Faculty of Engineering as Dean Emeritus and the laneway at the South entrance to the EITC was officially renamed the “Doug Ruth Laneway”.

	~~Insert~~ Dr. Doug Ruth reveals Doug Ruth Laneway in 2018 in the EITC atrium. Photo credit – UM News – January 12, 2021
			[[File:Dr. Doug Ruth reveals Doug Ruth Laneway in 2018 in the EITC atrium. Photo credit – UM News – January 12, 2021.jpg\|frame\|center\|Dr. Doug Ruth reveals Doug Ruth Laneway in 2018 in the EITC atrium. Photo credit – UM News – January 12, 2021]]

	==Legacy Gifts==		==Legacy Gifts==

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University of Manitoba Career

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	• Dean of the faculty from 1999 to 2010. (Check out the interview that was published in the Keystone Professional in October 1999 when announcing his appointment as the next Dean.		• Dean of the faculty from 1999 to 2010. (Check out the interview that was published in the Keystone Professional in October 1999 when announcing his appointment as the next Dean.
	[[File:99oct.pdf\|thumb\|centre\|1999 Keystone Professional - Doug Ruth Interview]]		[[File:99oct.pdf\|thumb\|centre\|1999 Keystone Professional - Doug Ruth Interview]]